[cheers and applause]
- Thank you guys for being here.
We're about ready to start the show.
We have so many special guests.
[indistinct chatter, cheering]
Have fun, everybody. Let's do this.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Hello, there. Good to see you.
Wow.
Good to see everybody.
Thank you.
Good evening, Bachelor Nation. I'm Jesse Palmer.
And welcome to what promises to be
an explosive and emotional "Women Tell All."
[cheers and applause]
All your favorite women are back.
Yes, even Maria is here tonight.
[cheers and applause]
And they are all fired up, and they're ready
to talk about their journey to win Joey's heart.
Before we begin, though, some of our favorite Golden Ladies
are also in the house tonight.
Ladies, so great seeing you. Missed you all.
[cheers and applause]
You all look fantastic.
And be sure to check out Kathy and Susan on their new podcast
"Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour,"
which is coming out soon. - Yeah!
- All right, now, the women from Joey's season,
they're backstage now, and they're going to be
out here in just a minute, and so will Joey, obviously.
But first, we need to talk.
Will that cryptic note that Kelsey left in Joey's door
change his journey forever.
Well, you're going to find out tonight,
because we'll take you back to Tulum
to see the emotional conclusion to Joey's week.
What does that note mean?
And who will go home at the Rose Ceremony?
You're going to see it all.
But first, this really has been a season for the ages.
People just can't stop talking about it.
Monday night really is appointment viewing.
And watch parties are packed across the country.
Joey Mania is in full effect.
And you're not going to believe what happened
when we dropped in to surprise a few of those parties.
Take a look.
[upbeat music]
Tonight we're going to be crashing
some Bachelor Nation watch parties--
hundreds of screaming Joey fans.
You never know what to expect. - I believe that.
- And the thing is, just when you think you've seen it all,
that's when Bachelor Nation
takes it to a whole different level.
I can't guarantee I can keep you fully safe.
- Okay. - Do you have a safe word...
- Safe word?
- In case it gets a little too crazy at this--
- Pineapple. - Mine's platypus.
- Platypus. Okay, pineapple for me.
- All right, dude. - All right. Let's go.
- Excited? Nervous? - Nervous.
- All right, so, ready to do this?
- Let's go. Let's do it. - Godspeed. All right.
♪ ♪
all: [chanting] Joey! Joey! Joey! Joey!
Joey! Joey!
- Oh, my God.
[all screaming, cheering]
- Joey is so hot-- the tanned skin, the eyes.
It's a Greek God.
- We love Joey! - We love Joey!
[cheering]
- Ah, Jesse!
- Joey's on my bed!
[cheering]
- Walking into Chi Omega here at UCLA with Joey
is like walking in with Justin Bieber.
- No. No.
all: [chanting] Joey! Joey! Joey! Joey! Joey!
- I rest my case.
[all screaming]
- Oh, my God. - I love Jesse!
- I want to set him up with my mom.
- I can't even touch you anymore.
- I'm over here!
- This is crazy. Oh, man.
Do you know that I sometimes like pineapple...
- Really? - On a pizza?
But it has to have jalapeños. But--
- I know where you can find one.
- We can get pineapple somewhere?
- Yeah, this way. - Let's go.
- That was crazy. - Yeah.
- So we got the blood flowing now?
- Yeah. I feel like it's a good way to get in it.
- Ooh. Ooh! - We're in it now. We're in it.
- "Bachelor" watch parties.
- We're in it, and now it's only going to go up from here.
- And off we go. - I love it.
I'm in.
[all cheering]
- Hi, everyone.
What you watching?
This is someone stealing a kiss.
This becomes a whole thing in this episode.
- Is she gonna kiss you in the middle of an interview?
- What am I supposed to do in that position?
- Like, hide behind a tree or something.
- You would have ran away and hid behind a tree?
- Joey, that's Bachelor 101.
- It's fun to see people just see me.
And I think that's a cool part of this, is that they get
to actually get to know that I'm just a normal dude
that got put in a very interesting situation.
- Look at the poster with all the women eliminated.
- I mean, that's an aggressive cross-out.
You guys usually come out for this,
or did the girlfriends drag you?
- So one of the biggest secrets about Bachelor Nation--
there's a lot more dudes that watch the show
than they admit out in public. [laughter]
Cheers. - Cheers.
- I need you to look at me. This is very important.
Ella, would you accept this rose?
- Today's been absolutely insane.
Joey Mania is a real thing.
- Oh, my God. Oh, it's so cute!
[laughter, cheers, and applause]
- It was so great hanging out with Bachelor Nation.
Okay, so are you ready for the women to tell all?
[cheers and applause]
Well, the women are gonna do just that when we return.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
- Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
You know, fans are saying
that this is the greatest season they've ever seen,
and some of that certainly can be attributed
to Joey, of course.
But it really is also because of the incredible group
of smart and charismatic women who risked it all
for a shot at his heart.
And tonight your favorites are back to tell all.
So here they are.
Please welcome Lauren...
Allison...
Edwina...
Starr...
Evalin...
Taylor...
Katelyn...
Autumn...
Kelsey T....
Lea...
Sydney...
Jess...
Madina...
Lexi...
Jenn...
and Maria.
[cheers and applause]
- I love you.
I love you guys.
[cheers and applause continue]
- Maria!
Yeah, girl!
- Did you invite all your friends and family here?
- Yes. They are all my friends and family.
That's how I feel. Yes. [cheers and applause]
- Well, I got to say it is so great to see you all.
I've missed you all.
It's so awesome having you all back here in one place.
Maria, I got to know--what was it about Joey that made
you want to get on a plane and fly
all the way from Toronto to meet him that first night
at the mansion?
- Well, I think everyone can agree he's hot, and--
[cheers and applause] Right? Yeah.
But, you know, I love his personality.
I love what he stands for. I think he's a stand-up guy.
And I was intrigued.
- Jenn, how does it feel to be back here
with all these ladies for the first time?
- Oh, my gosh.
I honestly feel like it was just yesterday we were moving
into the mansion all together.
But I'm so excited to be back with the girls.
I've honestly made so many great friendships here.
And I'm just so excited to be back with my girls.
- Well, it's no surprise
that when you have a great guy like Joey and then you add
32 accomplished women,
each hoping to become his fiancée,
well, there is going to be a little bit of friction.
- Joey is incredibly handsome.
all: Joey! - He looks really good.
He's got muscles. all: Whoo!
- He's very sweet, confident in what he wants.
- Joey is hubby material, 100%.
- Ah! [groans] [all gasp]
- Seeing Evalin go that hard definitely showed me, like,
okay, these girls are not here to play.
[shouting, laughter]
- I'm literally going to do anything to stand out to Joey.
- We're a million women dating the same guy.
And they would do anything for an advantage.
- Lea, open the letter!
- I feel like I struggle in these settings
because I am such a girls' girl.
I want to empower other women.
So the card...
granted me the power to steal a one-on-one.
- [bleep].
I'll take it. Like, if you don't want it, I'll use it.
[all shouting] - Is she gonna burn it?
- Somebody is jumping in that fire.
- I would take it.
- I probably would have kept the card.
But, also, I would love to be the first person
who kisses Joey.
- Seriously? - I love it.
- I did get a little smoochie-poo.
[all cheering]
- Oh, my gosh!
- Did you initiate it, or did he?
- It was kind of mutual.
- If I happen to get a smooch with Joey,
I'll probably keep it to myself.
But it just feels like higher stakes
being the oldest person here.
From what I heard, some girls were apparently saying,
like, she's not even that old, which felt, like,
very invalidating, so...
If I had to describe it, I felt like I was being bullied.
- I know a bully when I see one.
Maria, she is clearly the problem.
- I didn't refer to you as a bully.
I said I felt bullied, which I think I'm valid to--
- Wait. You referred to me as a bully?
- I didn't call you a bully. I said I felt bullied.
- By me?
- I did not actually say your name.
- Let me just say, like, "bully" is a big word.
- I also felt bullied as well.
- Please, just you I don't want to hear from, no offense,
because you started this, right?
You admitted to that. - You're the one that said it.
- Let's move on. - So you started it.
- Sydney Missy Troublemaker needs to stop.
- I think Maria is super disrespectful.
I'm definitely Team Sydney, 100%.
- I became Maria's target.
She verbally attacked me.
And she called me embarrassing, weird, and dumb.
- I never said you were dumb.
I never said you were weird. - You said, you look dumb.
- I definitely said you were annoying.
- You said, you're weird. You're weird.
We can squash this if you just, like, owe me an apology.
'Cause you owe me an apology. - I don't.
You're making me feel like I'm in a horror movie.
- I don't know what she wants from me.
Does she want me to cut off a limb?
Would that make her happy?
My brain is completely occupied by Maria.
And it's, like, affecting my health.
I'm just exhausted. I'm lethargic.
I'm breaking out.
She deserves to go home.
Maria started attacking me in front of the group.
And then she told Lea to shut the [bleep] up.
- Okay, you've made up some BS this entire time.
But, like, I told Lea to shut the [bleep] up?
Why are you doing this to me?
- You are the one that have been doing it to all of us
in the house. - All of us. All of us.
Where is everyone else with these accusations?
What the hell are you talking about?
She's a liar, from the jump.
My energy is gone, and it's her.
She's a vampire.
[all gasp]
- No. - No.
- Oh, I just really wasn't expecting that.
I definitely think Madina let Sydney take the fall
for how she approached this whole situation.
Last night you called Syd, like,
one of your best friends.
And you were hoping she was going to come home.
But Maria walks in the door,
and you kind of, like, switch up.
- I don't have to be mean to Maria
because Sydney was my friend.
- I'm not saying that you need to be mean.
- I'm trying to navigate the situation the best I can.
I don't think Maria is a bad person.
I'm not going to be mean to her
because Sydney got sent home.
I know some people don't like Maria, but she's her,
and Joey likes her. - Moving on...
- You're just so [bleep] rude, Maria.
- There it is. There it is.
- Literally do not even-- - I know it upsets you
that I have a connection with Joey.
- That's not it.
- And I'm sorry that it breaks your balls.
- You're just a disrespectful person.
- Really? Am I?
- Maria, I am not giving you my time.
- Grow up.
- You need to grow the [bleep] up, bitch.
- There it is. Now it's bitch. - Yeah, it is bitch.
- She said bitch. - Because you are one.
- It's like I can't win with these women.
I'm damned if I do, and I'm damned if I don't.
- [crying] She is literally awful.
[cheers and applause]
- All right. What did I tell you?
Well, let's go back,
and let's start at the very, very beginning.
Lea gets a card. She throws it in the fireplace.
I'm curious to know, show of hands, how many of you
would have held on to that card yourself
given the opportunity? - I would have kept the card.
- I'm not saying I would use it, but, like,
I would have held on to it.
- Taylor, my thing was is that
I knew it wasn't right to use it.
So here it is in front of your face.
It's gone. That's me standing on business.
That way, no one has to worry or have this anxiety like,
oh, will my one-on-one be taken?
It's gone. It's done.
And that's me, like, point blank, period.
- But I also think that no one's upset
that you threw it in the fire.
I think a lot of us respected you doing that.
But acting like you did it for us as women in the house,
that's where the problem lies. - Yes, exactly.
[cheers and applause]
- The tears felt like a performance.
- It was. - And we wanted to give you
the benefit of the doubt until we saw it.
And it was a great performance until it wasn't anymore.
- Exactly. - Yeah.
- I don't think it was a performance at all.
- All right. - It was a performance.
- Well, eventually it became that.
- I think it shows that it was a performance, though,
the way she spoke about some of the women in the house,
though, after the fact.
- Y'all didn't talk about anyone?
- We didn't say that we're girls' girls,
and we didn't say that we're leading with our heart.
We're being real, and we're being honest
throughout the whole situation, so it's not the same.
- That's right. That's right. That's right.
[applause]
- Madina, I do want to ask you, though--
because in Malta, Lea confronted you about the drama
between Sydney and Maria. - Yeah.
- And that conversation brought you to tears.
- Yeah. - How come?
- I mean, honestly, I feel like that conversation--
and I said this to you--was, like,
an honest waste of, like, my time,
energy, and emotion, and honestly a waste
of your emotion as well.
And I feel like it was really frustrating to hear you
call yourself a girls' girl and then pull me
aside to tell me how to act.
- But I don't think she was telling you how to act.
- No, she was. - I think she was saying--
- Can I finish what I was saying?
- No. I think Lea was saying--
- I think Madina should finish what she's saying.
- Lea was saying, like--
- I think Madina should finish what she's saying.
- Did you watch the tape? - Yes.
Yeah, but you were like, don't tell me to be mean.
And she's like, I'm not saying that.
Like, I'm not saying--
- She was telling me who to be friends with.
I can be friends with-- - No, Lea--
[indistinct shouting] - Ladies, I'm sorry.
Madina, I want to let you finish.
- Yeah, so...
at the end of the day, I can be cordial and friends
with Sydney, Maria.
I can be friends with the [bleep] Dalai Lama
if I want to.
And you don't have to pull me aside
to tell me how to do that, especially
after you pose yourself as this girls' girl,
which was so frustrating.
And I think, honestly, you owe me an apology.
Like... [cheers and applause]
- I agree to that.
- And I hear that, like, wholeheartedly.
And I am very sorry that you felt that way.
I never really meant to make that conversation
a confrontation at all.
That conversation was
about maybe how you were moving as a friend.
And I agree, maybe I should-- that wasn't my place.
And I'm so sorry. - Mm-hmm.
- But you took that conversation,
and then you went to Maria and was like,
Lea wants everyone to be mean to you.
And that wasn't what the conversation--
- I never said that.
- But that was the conversation.
- But it wasn't. - That's the same thing.
- You said to her, why was she being nice to me, because she
told me I looked good. - Because--
- When I came back from my two-on-one,
I walked into the most silent room I've ever walked into.
No one was happy for me.
No one had a smile on their face.
But Madina looked at me and said, you look beautiful.
And that's a problem?
That's a problem? [cheers and applause]
And you made it a problem, because why?
- Okay, well, listen, ladies,
Maria, one of the biggest accusations, maybe the biggest
this season that got back to Joey,
was the accusation that you told Lea
to shut the [bleep] up.
- Right. - All right.
You said you never said that. - I never said it.
- 'Cause I said it. I said it. - Lauren?
- I'm the one that said shut the [bleep] up.
Yeah, I said it.
She was telling me to practice patience
and to be quiet, super condescending for no reason.
- Wait, wait, wait. Hold on.
Lauren, Lauren, you said shut the [bleep] up?
- Yeah. Yeah. I did. I did.
[cheers and applause]
- There we are! There we have it, everybody!
- That sounds more accurate. - The truth has been told!
- I don't care that the comment was made, honestly, anymore.
- But you did care because you brought it to Joey.
- Yeah, you did, episodes after I was gone.
- You talked about it in Spain, in Malta.
You did care. - I just don't want it to--
I just don't want to feel gaslit.
- What? - Because I know--
No, because the comment was made.
- Did you take a class out of Sydney's book
with the gaslighting? 'Cause you guys both seem--
- Ladies, ladies, I'm sorry. One at a time. I'm sorry.
- No, I'm sorry. I can't stand it.
- Can we just calm down a little bit?
- All right, ladies, I'm so sorry to do this.
We do have to take a short breather.
We've got so much more to cover.
And we'll be right back with more from "The Women Tell All."
[cheers and applause]
- [crying] This is so [bleep].
[indistinct chatter] [sniffles]
Can I have a tissue?
- [sniffles]
You know that's not what happened.
[sniffles] - I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
Listen, it's going to be over soon, okay?
[somber music]
Don't let it get to you. It's not worth it.
- You got this. You got this.
- Here we go. Here we go, folks.
[cheers and applause]
- I'm sorry. - You're okay.
Hey, just breathe. - Lea.
Lea, come here. - I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
- No. We're going to make up. And I want you to know that.
- We love you! [cheers and applause]
- Stand by.
- Sorry, guys. [sniffles, clears throat]
- Don't be sorry. Don't be sorry, Lea.
You have every right to feel that way.
- In six, five, four...
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
- Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
Emotions here are already running high,
so let's get back into it.
Listen, it really did feel like a lot
of the conflict in the house began
with some comments that Madina made.
So, Madina, what was your intention
when you brought up your insecurities about your age?
- That was exactly my intention--
was to bring up an insecurity I had.
I talked about it in regards to only myself and how I felt.
And it was really honestly disheartening
to see that it, like, kind of morphed
into this bigger thing all from me being open.
Yeah. - Let's just make it clear.
It was never [bleep] talking.
So the idea that now it's going around the house
that I was [bleep] talking, that pissed me off.
It hurt my feelings.
- I think we were all trying to figure out, like,
what turned from your insecurity about your age
turned into you being a bully,
because it started this whole thing that just, I feel,
could have been avoided.
- The best way-- and I will 200% own
that "bully" was not the right word.
I felt backed into a corner because Maria wanted to know
badly who said this comment.
At the other end, I had Sydney saying, do not tell
who said this.
It did feel like--
[scoffs] It felt like two pit bulls fighting,
and I was not getting in the middle of that.
Like, I was going to get bit. - But I almost wish
that you did get in the middle and shut it down.
- For what, though? - To shut it down.
- I can't control Maria or Sydney.
I am my own person. I am my own person.
- But you could have shut it down, and you didn't.
- No, I'm not responsible for either of them.
Sydney came in and said she felt bullied.
Run the tape back. She said, I felt bullied.
If you felt bullied, then you need to finish the argument.
- You know, when I heard Madina say she felt bullied,
at that moment, I felt compelled to say something.
My truest intention was just to stick up for a friend.
That is it. That is it. - I think that's what it was.
- No, no, no, no, no. That's not what it was.
You just never liked Maria. That's what it was.
Sydney never liked Maria from the start.
And she always said it was the age.
It was never the age, never.
She just never liked Maria to begin with.
- Why do you assume that she just didn't like her?
- I'm not assuming. I saw it. I was in a house.
I observed everything that was going on.
- What was it, then? Give an example.
- And I sat, and I was quiet. I saw everything in the house.
So don't try to stop me from saying what I feel.
The [...]? [cheers and applause]
- You know, the biggest thing about everything
is that me and you, Maria,
we have two completely different communication--
Like, we communicate, like, just so different.
- Right. I speak the truth, and you make up lies.
You're absolutely right. You're absolutely right.
We do speak different languages.
- I do want to switch gears here for a moment.
Maria, once we got to Spain... - Mm-hmm.
- Jess lost her patience with you.
What went down there?
- Well, I was a little confused by that,
because--especially with her approach night one,
like, getting the time that she knows she deserves.
And she's going after it and, like--
So seeing me do the same thing, she had a problem with it.
I was just like, why me? - Okay.
From my perspective, back at the mansion, there was tiffs.
And every time I would throw my two cents in,
Maria would interrupt me-- - But, see--
I know I just interrupted you. [laughter]
But, no, because I'll tell you why.
I'm sorry, that pisses me off.
This pisses me off,
because we spoke about this after being--
Like, you came to apologize. - Yeah.
Can I finish, though? Like, I gave you your time.
- Go ahead. Go ahead. - Like, please let me.
This is, like-- - Go ahead. Go ahead.
- This is the example I'm giving.
- So every time I would speak up,
she would tell me to shut up, zip it, like, shush me.
- No. - Yes, you did.
- I never told you-- no, I'm sorry.
- Yes. Yes, you did. - No. Well, zip it right now.
That never happened.
- Did anyone else hear her say "zip it"?
- Yes. Yes. - That never happened.
- I don't remember. - No.
We're not gonna bring this again to "The Women Tell All"
with you telling me I'm saying things when I don't.
- You 100% did, though.
- I told you to shut up? Oh, here I go again.
It's like I'm having déjà vu. - Oh, my gosh.
[laughter]
- Not me coming here thinking that Jess and I were going
to be okay and then-- - We are okay.
I'm just giving context. - This is, like, the problem.
All I'm gonna say is, please be careful when you give context
and say the right things that are true.
Don't say that I'm telling you to shut the--shut up
or doing things that I'm not actually doing.
If you're going to give context, be for real,
because this is hurting me.
- You did say that to me. - I said zip it.
- Okay.
- And that was not "shut up." - You said--
- And that was one time, and we talked about this.
- Can I please finish what I was saying?
- Go ahead, Jess. Absolutely.
- I really can't even get a sentence out.
There were just multiple things,
we'll leave it at that, where I felt shut down by Maria.
So there was a little bit of animosity building up.
And I'm like, can you please let us get a chance?
We've lost time through multiple scenarios.
- Do you feel like if it was someone else,
you would have had a problem? - No, she didn't.
- Probably not, because I did have animosity.
- Can I just say something?
In Spain, you had extra time with him,
and I was so supportive the same night I was a bitch.
It's like, there's nothing I can do for you women.
You three--perfect seating arrangements, but--
[laughter]
There was nothing I could have done to make them happy.
- I think there is some delivery
that I think does sometimes take people aback.
And I think that's maybe what was going on there.
- But is it delivery,
or is it just someone having an opposite opinion
than your friend group? - Yes. Yes.
- Thank you! - It is the delivery.
- That's also-- that's valid, too.
But also, like...
- She was the one that was bullied.
- The way she handled things was also not okay,
and she's not taking accountability for any of that.
- And the way that you handle things and I handle things--
- If I had a lot of people coming at me all at once,
trust me, it would have been different from Maria.
- Absolutely. - She handled it perfectly.
- Very well. - I promise you both.
- Well, and that's your opinion, and that's fine.
- All right, well, ladies... - That's fine.
- But it comes off aggressive. - Ladies, listen.
- And it might be, but that's just what--
- I don't care! - You called me a bitch.
What are you talking about? - Like, once.
- Ladies, ladies, ladies... - And I apologized.
Have you apologized? - Could I just have a second?
Jess, Maria, hold on. It's only a two hour show.
So I want to make sure we're moving along a little bit.
- Sorry. - It's okay.
We have only just scratched the surface here tonight,
and we'll talk to Maria a little later.
But first, one woman's shocking departure
left Joey blindsided and looking for answers.
Of course, I'm talking about Lexi.
We're going to talk about it in the hot seat...
- Nice. - When we come back.
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome back to a very dramatic "Women Tell All."
Of course, Joey is going to be out here later.
But before that, this woman had one
of the most emotional and most touching one-on-one dates
that we've ever seen.
But things took a very unexpected turn in Montreal,
leaving Joey totally blindsided.
Lexi, why don't you come up?
[cheers and applause]
So good seeing you. You look tremendous.
Have a seat. - Thank you.
- Well, Lexi, you had a very intense connection...
- Yeah. - With Joey.
But, sadly, you decided to leave early in Montreal.
Take a look back at your journey.
[light music]
- [chuckles]
Hi. - Hello.
- How are you? - Good.
How are you doing? - I'm good.
I have chills right now. Joey is incredibly handsome.
Hopefully we can just shake off the nerves together.
- A little shake. You want to get a little--yeah.
- There needs to be a spark there
for me to want to pursue a relationship,
and it's 1,000% there.
Very excited.
But I need to tell Joey a few things about some struggles
I've gone through for the last five years.
I find out that I'm diagnosed with stage 5 endometriosis.
It is a reproductive condition
where you might not be able to have your own kids.
And it's--it's pretty much a wide range
of emotions for me... - Yeah.
- Because, like, my whole life I do feel like
I was called to be a mother. - Mm-hmm.
- I want my--I want a family of my own so badly.
- Yeah. That's--that's a lot to hold.
- Mm-hmm.
- But I don't want you to think in any way
that's something that I hear
and it makes me want to run away.
- To hear you say that, like, it truly, like,
brings me to tears.
[voice breaking] Being able to share that
and have such a good response...
[sniffles] I don't know.
I just feel, like, a happiness in my heart
that I've never felt.
I really do feel strongly for him.
Like, I have such a crush on you.
It's, like, embarrassing. - I have a crush on you, too.
She's amazing. There's no doubt about that.
- I am the world's best kisser. - Oh, wow.
[cheers and applause]
She has been through a lot in life
and is confident in who she is.
And that's so attractive to me.
- Are you married? both: Not yet.
- Just kidding. - Yeah.
I have zero doubts that Lexi knows what she wants.
And I can see her as my wife,
and that's exciting to think about.
- Sorry. My heart is racing.
- It's okay. I'm right here.
- But I've been, like, reflecting a lot.
And I know that you want more of a long engagement,
and you want, after this, to take some time before kids.
But that's just, like, not something
that I, like, have the privilege
to do right now with, like, my health situation.
[voice breaking] And, like, I think it'd be unfair
to keep me here when, like, I'm just on a different timeline.
[sniffles]
[sighs]
[somber music]
- I don't know. I think you can tell I'm honestly just, like,
stunned now. - I know. [sniffles]
[softly] Good luck.
Like, I'd be remiss to say it didn't, like, break my heart.
Yeah.
[sniffles]
I didn't want to say goodbye to him.
So then I questioned, like, did I make the right decision?
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- How does it feel watching that back?
- It's emotional, to be honest.
I think, you know, Joey is such an incredible guy,
so that decision was not easy for me to make,
but I knew that it was only fair to myself and to him
at that moment to leave.
- What was your takeaway from that conversation
that you had with Joey?
- I mean, I was floored by his response.
He handled that so well.
He just listened to me, and he made me feel so heard.
I didn't feel judged.
Like, I think in the past with people I've dated,
I felt like it made me kind of less of a woman
or had them look at me differently.
You know, someone in chronic pain, like, it affects you
in so many different ways
and invisible illness specifically,
because you can't tell when someone's suffering.
So, I mean, he was so sweet in his response.
You know, he's like, I would want to have a tool kit
with me so, like, if you were flaring or in pain,
I could, like, have something on me to help you.
And, like, no one's ever said that.
You know, it was just--it was so, so sweet and genuine.
- Yeah, Lexi, I know I wasn't the only one that was impacted
by that conversation. - Yeah.
- What has Bachelor Nation's response
been like to your story? - Oh, my gosh.
It's been incredible.
I've had thousands and thousands of women and men,
you know, message me.
I have had couples say they just finished going
through an IVF cycle,
and they were watching it, crying together.
Like, it's--it makes me so emotional because--
[voice breaking] Um, sorry.
But when I was going through that I felt so alone.
And so to hear that I allowed people
to feel seen is so special.
I'm very grateful. - Yeah.
[applause]
- I can see Susan in the audience.
Susan's getting emotional just hearing this.
Susan, anything you'd like to say?
- That I have so much respect for your strength
and to be able to stand here in front of all these people
and share your feelings and your story.
And I admire you. - Aw, thank you.
That means so much.
[applause]
- So, as we move forward, what comes next for you?
- Great question.
I'm so ready to meet my person.
Joey has set an extremely high bar
for what I'm looking for in my next relationship.
- I know I speak on everyone's behalf
when I say we are so excited for you
and wish you the best finding your person...
- Thank you.
- And growing a beautiful family...
- Thank you. - Which you deserve.
- Aw, thank you, Jesse. - I know.
Let's hear it for Lexi, everybody.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
That is so sweet. - Isn't that crazy?
- So sweet. - You deserve it.
All right, we got more with the incredible women
from Joey's season when we return.
[cheers and applause continue]
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome back, Bachelor Nation.
Now, this next woman was ready for Joey to meet her family,
but things did not work out that way.
And she, unfortunately, went home brokenhearted.
Jenn, let's talk about it. Come on up.
[cheers and applause]
[light music]
How are you?
So good seeing you. - I'm good. How are you?
- You too. Have a seat.
It's so great seeing you. - It's great seeing you.
- You know, I think back to your one-on-one date
with Joey in Los Angeles.
- Oh. - You both had so much fun.
He took you surfing.
He put your name up in the sky. - Mm-hmm.
- But, sadly, things didn't work out in the end.
Let's take a look.
- Three, two, one.
You should be nervous.
- I feel like I should be, too. - [laughs]
Meeting Joey for the first time, I'm blown away.
- It's just nice to have this level of comfort with someone.
- I agree. I feel like you have this calming energy.
And I'm happy that you chose me to be here.
Joey is just amazing.
I definitely felt a spark, for sure.
There you go. - That sounds pretty good.
- You're a quick learner. - I mean...
- There we go.
I've never felt anything like this before.
I just want to, like, get naked
and cuddle in the woods. [giggles]
It's, like, weird how safe I feel with you
and how much I really do trust you.
I never knew what a happy couple was.
I think I felt for a long time
that because I grew up like that,
like, I was doomed for failure.
Growing up, my parents' relationship got really bad.
And I had always felt so unwanted by my dad.
And, like, as a result,
I've been in a few bad relationships.
And I definitely went through periods
where I thought that I was never going to be loved
and that I would never find anybody.
But I can see
what a genuine and good person you are.
And it's something that I'm, like, ready for now.
- What is it going to say?
Will you... - Marry me?
It's a bit early, don't you think?
[both laugh]
- A life with Jenn would be adventurous.
It would be fun.
I feel like we make a lot of sense together.
And I see a real future. I see something that can build.
- I am falling for you.
- Are you? - Mm-hmm.
Joey and I have a deeper connection
than I've ever made with anyone.
And I can see him as my husband.
- Maria.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- It's heartbreaking.
[sniffles]
I know we would have been amazing together.
The fact that he made me feel so safe so soon
was something that I've never felt before with anybody.
[sniffles]
♪ ♪
[sniffles, sighs]
I just hope that I find someone
as special as him one day.
[sniffles, sighs]
[applause]
[exhales sharply]
Sorry.
I didn't think that I would get emotional watching that back.
[sniffles, sighs]
- What makes you so emotional when you watch it?
- I guess...
just seeing how good it was between us and really--
I mean, going into it,
I really just wanted to put everything on the line.
I wanted to put my whole heart into the experience
and be vulnerable
and talk about the things that make me me,
like my past with my dad and my family.
I've had a lot of previous relationships
where I didn't put everything on the line.
And for the first time, I was able to do that with Joey.
You know, when I left, it was tough to just sit there
and wonder what happened. - Yeah.
- Throughout our entire time together,
we were always just so aligned with everything we wanted--
our values, marriage, and everything.
And just seeing my heart get crushed
is really heartbreaking, I think.
Yeah, it's emotional.
- You were right on the brink
of bringing Joey home to meet your family.
What would it have meant to you to have him
come home and meet your mom?
- I would have loved that. I really would have.
I think I was nervous at first to bring him home
just because my mom--
sometimes we butt heads, especially with--
our adult relationship has been a little bit strange,
just because I think in Asian culture,
it's like, you live with your parents
until you're married... - Mm-hmm.
- And even after you're married, you know, sometimes.
And so she's never really seen me as, like, a full adult.
But, I mean, watching me on TV and watching me fall in love,
she's really just seen me grow into my own.
And it's been monumental for our relationship
because I can feel her see me as my own person.
- It's got to feel so good.
What does her support mean to you?
- It means everything.
She is the woman that I want to be when I grow up.
You know, she came here from Vietnam.
And she, you know, left medical school
to give my brother and I a better life.
And then when my dad left, she took on the role
of two parents and never complained once.
And she's just always been there through thick and thin
for my brother and I, no matter what.
- Mm-hmm.
- And she, honestly, just means everything to me.
- I know you have a very complex relationship
with your father.
What's been the reaction since that conversation aired?
- Yeah, so, like, in our family, we don't really talk
about our emotions.
We don't talk about what's going on.
And my brother and I, for the first time,
talked about our father.
And we grew closer in that, and I'm so grateful for that.
And then I've had cousins who I haven't talked to in years
reach out to me just, like, showing their support
and saying, you know, blood is thicker than water,
and no matter what,
they're always going to be there for me,
which has been incredible to hear.
And even just people DM'ing me, telling me that they
have similar family lives--
I'm happy that they're able to feel a little less alone.
- It sounds like an amazing example.
- Mm-hmm.
[applause]
- All right. So the big question now--
what's next for Jenn?
- Oh, I don't know, Jesse.
You know, I am just on the track
to finding love, I think.
I just have a new sense of hope.
So, honestly, I'm just-- I'm really excited.
And I feel more than ever, like, ready to find my person.
I know what I deserve.
I know I want an undeniably ruthless love.
And I deserve 110% of it to be reciprocated.
And that's what I want.
- And we're really so excited for you to find your person.
Let's hear it for Jenn, everybody.
[cheers and applause]
All right, we have so much more to get to tonight.
Coming up, it's Maria's turn in the hot seat,
and you're not gonna want to miss this.
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
I'm here with all of your favorite women
from the season.
It's already been an interesting evening,
and trust me, it is about to get
a whole lot more interesting.
Maria, you want to do this? - Let's do it.
- Come on up in the hot seat.
[cheers and applause]
It's great seeing you. How are you? Have a seat.
[cheers and applause]
- [giggles] They're so nice.
Like, it's crazy. - Okay.
Where do we even start?
I think it's fair to say
that you were a bit of a lightning rod.
- I think that's fair. - Right? Yeah.
I think drama followed you no matter where you seemed to go.
And there are some people that believe
you brought it on yourself, and there are others
who think you were just simply misunderstood.
I think, either way, it really was quite the journey.
- Hi, Joey. How are you?
- Hello. How we doing?
- There's something about Joey that intrigues me,
and I am interested to find out more.
I'm wearing my flower on the left side...
- I see that.
- Because I'm here, and I'm all-in.
- She's going to keep me on my toes.
There's zero doubt about that.
- I promise you I'm not trying to seduce you.
- Uh-huh.
- But if it's working, I'll take it.
I like everything about Joey. I like that he makes me laugh.
I make him laugh.
Tastes like Canada.
I am a lot sometimes, but he just rolls with it
and accepts all of me.
He makes me feel seen...
- You look good.
- But also makes me feel so beautiful.
- With Maria, there are fireworks.
It's electric.
I think it's hard to not be captivated by Maria.
She's just 100% unapologetically herself.
- That's pretty. - You're pretty.
- Oh, thank you, Joey. [laughter]
But, no, I-- - I can't with you.
Why did you just say it like that?
- What, thank you, Joey? - [mockingly] Thank you, Joey.
- I'm not the best at articulating,
like, how I feel.
But...
you know, I'm falling for you
in ways that I didn't expect.
You make me happy. You truly do.
I do really like Joey, and I see us together.
That's not--like, it's crazy. I do. I just do.
- I've never seen you the way I seen you today.
You seem happy.
You seem like you are falling for him.
- [crying] - It's okay.
Because I know you got your guard up, but put it down.
Give this a chance.
- I don't want to run from this.
I want to be all-in.
And I want to prove that to Joey.
I told you that I can see myself
falling in love with you, and the thing is, I can't,
because, like, I am falling in love with you.
I feel like I am in love with Joey and this is it.
He's the one.
- Rachel.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- Joey was everything that I've always wanted.
It doesn't come often where I feel this way.
♪ ♪
I should have told him a lot sooner than I did,
and that's my biggest regret.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Watching that video back,
it's got to drum up some emotions.
- Yeah.
- What are you feeling watching that?
- I mean, it's sad.
I think it's undeniable, like, how our connection was.
It was pretty strong.
And, like, yeah, it's kind of like that
"what could have been" situation.
I don't know. It's sad to look at.
But I think everything happens for a reason.
And it's beautiful that I get to rewatch it for myself
and my family gets to see, like, how happy I was.
It's so obvious I was really into him.
But it was kind of like a friend
that you want to make out with, you know?
[laughter] It was easy.
That's what it was-- it was just like
I've known him for a lot longer than I did, you know?
- Yeah, and you shared a lot of special moments.
- Yeah.
- But what was the exact moment where you said to yourself,
I'm falling for this guy?
- Yeah, definitely Montreal, on the one-on-one.
I think, you know, a lot of him seeing me
through everything else that I've kind of had to overcome
with the women and all that stuff,
and, like, him believing in me and trusting me,
'cause trust is so big for me.
And when I saw that he did that for me I was like,
hey, I'm all-in.
And also, again, just having the most amazing date
that I had, it really took away my worries.
It didn't last that long, but, you know, I was--
for the moment, it was beautiful.
And, yeah, I think Montreal changed everything for me.
- You got a rose at the end of the day.
And that was a big deal... - Mm-hmm.
- Because you got to bring Joey home to Canada,
where we could really see the special bond
you had with your dad. - [chuckles] Yeah.
- What's Dad's reaction been to all this?
- Joey has a hit out on him currently.
He should probably sleep with one eye ope--
No, I'm just joking.
- Okay, well, all joking aside...
- Yeah.
- There's still one more thing we need to talk about.
Why do you think Sydney
had such a negative impression of you?
- I really don't know why.
And I tried to talk to her about what it is
that I'm doing that's really pushing her off the edge
to have taken it as far as she did.
I really didn't understand, and I don't understand it.
- I pride myself on being honest.
And those things that you said--
the weird, dumb, annoying, embarrassing--
those things did happen.
But I don't-- like, I was annoying.
Like, I watched it back. Like, I was annoying.
It was so cringey. So I hear you.
And the thing--you know, like, I said things I don't mean.
We all said things we don't mean in the heat of the moment,
so I don't blame you for any of it.
And I just--you know, I think that moving forward,
I should have been more resolution-oriented
instead of pointing the finger at you.
- You know, I just get heated
when I feel like I'm under attack
or I feel like my character is under attack.
And I will always stand up for my character,
especially when I know I'm not in the wrong.
And I was up against the wall, and I had to protect myself.
I also do want to say, Sydney,
the hate that you have been getting on social media
has crossed the line. - Thank you.
- And it is something I do not condone
or respect at all.
And, Lea, you as well.
I don't want you guys to get hate.
That's not what I wanted out of this.
I wanted us to be good.
[cheers and applause]
- Maria, I just want to say, like, I don't think
I ever got the opportunity to know you for you
outside of the conflict, and for that, I am so sorry.
I think you're a wonderful woman.
I watch the TV, and I'm like, I love that girl,
and I don't even know her, and I wish I got to know you.
- Thank you. - So...
- We would get along outside of this--let's be real.
So imagine if we just were
all the best of friends in the house
how much easier this would've been for all of us.
Regardless, I want to make up.
And I do. I do.
I just want us to be good. - Thank you.
- I am sorry. I'm sorry.
- No, I'm sorry, too. I'm sorry, too.
- Come here.
- Let's hear it for Maria, Sydney, and Lea, everybody.
[cheers and applause] - Yes!
- All right, we have so much more to get to tonight,
including what happened after Kelsey left
that cryptic note for Joey.
Did it change everything?
You're going to find out after the break.
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
Now, of course, Joey is going to be joining us here shortly.
But first, as promised, we have some unfinished business.
Now, last week we all watched
as Joey had his three overnight dates with Daisy,
Rachel, and Kelsey A.
And everything seemed to go so well
until Joey returned to his room
to find a note on his door from Kelsey that simply said,
"We need to talk." - [mouths word]
- Yeah, I know. It's never good when someone says that.
So could those four words derail Joey's quest
to find love?
Will his greatest fear, that he could love someone
and have it not be reciprocated,
actually come true?
Well, with Joey's entire journey
now hanging in the balance, we didn't think it was right
not to give you the answers to those questions.
So tonight we're heading back to Tulum.
Here we go, Bachelor Nation.
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
[elevator bell dings]
♪ ♪
- A card was put in my door from Kelsey
that says "we need to talk."
I don't understand what this is.
I don't--I just don't-- I don't understand it.
I'm confused.
I didn't expect to see a note on my door.
I don't know what's going on.
It could be bad things, could be good, I don't know.
But usually when someone writes "we need to talk,"
it's scary, and you think it could be something went wrong.
And I don't understand what could have went wrong,
because I haven't said anything to her.
This would derail everything if something's wrong,
if she needs to leave or something happened.
I don't know.
[softly] Oh, my God.
[sniffles]
I don't want her to leave. I want her to be here.
I want her to want to be here.
♪ ♪
Don't...
♪ ♪
I'm over giving everything I can
and feeling like they're not choosing me.
And I'm done doing that.
This is, like, my worst nightmare coming true.
♪ ♪
- There's something
that I need to talk about with Joey.
I think it's important,
because I made a promise to myself and also to him that,
you know, whenever there is something
that comes up in my mind that I need to share it with him.
I don't want to blindside Joey ever.
I just want to be honest and tell him
everything that's on my mind.
It's really important.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [sighs deeply]
♪ ♪
- Hi. - Hi.
- How are you? - I'm okay.
- Do you want to go talk? - Yeah.
♪ ♪
[sighs] What's going on?
- Um...
um...
well...
I...
I feel like we, like, kind of, like, promised--
made a promise to each other...
- Yeah. - About, like, you know,
being honest about communicating our feelings
and communication in general.
And I know how important all that is.
- Mm-hmm. - And, um...
I just wanted you to know exactly how I feel...
- Yeah. - About it all.
And I just really wanted to verbalize, you know,
that it's hard not seeing you,
and the days in between are always so hard--
you know, all these feelings,
like, of, you know, missing or, like, wondering
and all the crazy thoughts that can go on.
It's just 'cause I really care about you.
And, um...
I just wanted to tell you how much, you know, I miss you
when you're not there. - [sighs]
- Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- [softly] Kelsey... - Joey, you okay?
- No.
- What?
I wanted to come here and tell you that.
And I wanted to tell you,
because I don't know if I said it out loud,
that, you know, I do want to meet your family.
I don't know if I said it in those words ever.
I think that a lot of times I just--
[chuckles] I'm sorry.
- I was just confused 'cause there was, like,
no way with how we left things before to think,
like, something went wrong. - I know. I know.
Yeah. - But your head plays tricks
in this, and you have moments where you, like--
I guess I just--
Yeah.
I want to hear what she's saying.
And I just can't at this time because of how scared I am.
And I don't like that I get that off of simple words
that meant nothing.
When I do get to that point
of thinking something so bad can happen, I shut down.
It makes you question everything.
And it's going to take time.
I don't just snap out of this...
not when it's these real of emotions.
I don't just snap out.
I just--I guess if there's anything I would say...
I told you, like, my biggest fears.
And I told you how much--
Sometimes I do hold back my feelings
or hold back giving everything because...
I don't want to feel heartbroken again.
- I don't want to, like-- - Yeah.
- I don't want to feel like I give everything
and it's not being reciprocated.
So it just sucked that I had the beginning of that feeling
just a few moments ago. - Yeah.
I feel bad for stressing him out.
If I could do it over again,
I would have wrote the letter differently.
But I just--I don't know.
I feel bad.
It wasn't my intention for him to feel scared
or have any stress.
But he looks like he's about to cry.
Seeing him in that state, it was alarming to me,
because I don't want him to feel that way.
I want him to be excited to see me.
Thank you. - Mm-hmm.
- I'm scared.
There's a Rose Ceremony tomorrow,
and the possibilities of me going home
are running through my head, and, like,
if he sends me home, I'm going to be devastated.
I'm going to be like, I wish I never did this.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Wow.
So will that conversation Joey had with Kelsey
impact the decision he makes at the upcoming Rose Ceremony?
All I can tell you is that one woman will indeed go home.
And then she's going to be joining me right here onstage
to talk about it, so don't go away.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
- Welcome back to a very special "Women Tell All."
Now, Joey just had a very emotional conversation
with Kelsey A., and now he's faced
with his most difficult Rose Ceremony yet.
So who's going to go home, and how is that woman doing now?
You're about to find out.
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
- I'm definitely very nervous
going into today's Rose Ceremony.
I'm feeling a lot of pressure today.
It's crazy that Joey's just giving two roses out tonight
and then next week we meet his family.
And then after that,
it's one of us will be his future wife.
I'm hoping and praying it's me.
I would definitely be heartbroken today
if I didn't get a rose.
I do love him, and I see a future with him.
And I fully let him in during our overnight,
so this rose definitely means-- it means everything for me.
♪ ♪
- It is a little scary, I will say,
because our overnight was great.
But yesterday I wrote him a little note,
and he was terrified.
I felt horrible.
My heart started racing immediately when I saw him.
He thought that I was gonna leave.
I just don't want it to feel
like I'm, like, trying to play a game
and, like, never want him to feel that kind of stress
or sadness when it comes to me, so...
I know I'm not guaranteed anything
no matter what stage I'm at or how confident I feel
between Joey and I.
I'm definitely going to be heartbroken if I go home.
♪ ♪
- My Fantasy Suite was amazing.
I honestly walked away from it feeling really, really good
and in a really good spot.
I know everyone's feelings are, like, so strong for him.
And I know his feelings for all three of us
are really strong, and it's just, like...
♪ ♪
[voice breaking] No matter what, it's going to be me,
Kelsey, or Rachel that get hurt today.
And, like, I-- like, I love them both.
Obviously, I want to be with him at the end of this.
[sniffles]
And, like, they're two of my close friends.
I don't want them to get hurt,
but, also, I don't want to get hurt.
Nothing feels good about that.
♪ ♪
- Hi, ladies.
- Hi.
- This one's gonna take a lot of deep breaths
to get fully through it, so I apologize.
This week was met with so many beautiful moments.
And there's so much to be happy about.
But the lows are there,
and I know those lows are from my fears.
My biggest fear throughout this
has been the idea of me getting somewhere with someone
and it not being fully reciprocated.
And as always, all I can do is continue to...
lead with my heart and be honest with how I'm feeling.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
Daisy.
♪ ♪
Daisy, will you accept this rose?
- [softly] I would love to.
♪ ♪
- Ladies, Joey...
this is the final rose.
When you're ready. - [softly] Thanks, Jesse.
♪ ♪
Kelsey.
Kelsey, will you accept this rose?
- [softly] Of course. Thank you so much.
- [sighs]
[somber music]
- Rachel, I am so, so sorry.
Take as much time as you need.
And whenever you're ready, you can say your goodbyes.
♪ ♪
- [softly] I love you so much.
- I know.
[chuckles, sniffles]
♪ ♪
- [softly] Can I walk you out? - [softly] Yeah, that's fine.
[smooches]
♪ ♪
[clears throat] - [inhales deeply]
♪ ♪
- [chuckles]
♪ ♪
- You did everything I could ask.
And the worst thing I could do was keep you here
if I wasn't still able to get to the point
of expressing the feelings of falling in love.
- Mm-hmm.
- 'Cause I know I have love for you.
I know I always will have love for you.
It's just--I wasn't able to fully get there.
- [sniffles, sighs]
♪ ♪
- I didn't want to say goodbye. I want her to be in my life.
Like, I want to have
the way I feel around Rachel in my life,
because who wouldn't want that from someone that special?
I don't have those feelings of love with her,
and I can't keep her here if I don't.
But I think it's still beautiful,
what we had and what we can look back on.
I just want her to be okay, and I know she will be.
I just want her to know how bad I want her to be okay.
♪ ♪
[both sighing]
♪ ♪
- Bye.
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[sighs] Bye.
[sniffles, sighs]
♪ ♪
[sighs]
I'm sad. I had my heart broken again.
The fact that he couldn't love me back,
it obviously hurts because I wanted it so bad.
I'll always have love for Joey.
♪ ♪
- [sniffles]
- Joey is a great guy.
I think it hurts more because he didn't do anything wrong.
So, naturally, I'm thinking it's something that I did
because I didn't allow myself to be open to him
from the beginning.
- [sniffles]
- It took, like, a huge leap of faith coming here,
It hurts more than I thought it was going to.
[sniffles]
I just really wanted it to be he and I at the end.
[sniffles, cries softly]
[applause]
- I'm here now, and I'm joined with Rachel.
- Sorry. [chuckles, sighs]
- Rachel, I'm so, so sorry.
You doing okay?
- I mean, obviously, it's hard to watch back,
but...
all the emotions are just coming back, and it's--
As emotional as that was and as sad as it was,
I still think it was such a beautiful moment
between the two of us. [sniffles]
It's just--you can see how much love was there
between the two of us.
So these are sad and happy tears at the same time.
- You were in love with Joey, weren't you?
- Yeah. [chuckles]
Sorry. - It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay. - Thank you.
Yeah, I was definitely in love with him, but...
I mean, who wouldn't be? He's amazing, you know, so...
- You've been very open... - Mm-hmm.
- About your past and how difficult it is
for you to be vulnerable... - Mm-hmm.
- Put your walls down.
Do you feel like you were able to overcome that?
- No, definitely. I think, thinking back, I--
A part of me wishes I was able to do it sooner.
But I'm so proud of myself
that I even got to the point that I did towards the end.
And whether it was too late or how I was feeling,
I really pushed myself.
And just to let myself feel the emotions that I felt
and to allow myself to fall in love again...
- Yeah. - I have no regrets.
And I think I really did open up
as much as I could at the time.
- I know that Susan spoke to you down in Tulum.
- Where is she?
- She's in the audience with us here tonight.
- Ah! An icon! - Susan, is there anything
you'd like to say? - I'm so proud of you.
- Aw. - Thank you.
- And I don't like crying on TV.
- Don't, because I already cried.
Don't do it again. [sniffles]
- But you are strong, and you let all that out.
That was the most important part.
- Mm-hmm.
Stop. She'll make me cry. She does it every time.
Too emotional.
[applause]
- That's very sweet.
I want to thank you again so much for being here.
Joey is going to come out soon.
I think it's very important
you do have that opportunity to talk.
That's okay? - Yeah. Yeah, of course.
- Okay, Joey and Rachel are going to talk
for the very first time since that fateful day in Tulum,
when we come back.
[cheers and applause, indistinct chatter]
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome back, Bachelor Nation.
It's been a night filled with emotion.
I'm here with Rachel,
who understandably is still struggling with her breakup.
Of course, you know Joey's backstage.
- Mm-hmm.
- You feel like you're ready to see him?
- Yeah. - Okay. Please welcome Joey.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- How you doing? You look beautiful.
- Thank you.
♪ ♪
- Joey, so great seeing you, man.
Thank you so much for being here.
I know you both have a lot you want to say to each other.
So I'll just open the floor up to you.
Rachel, what would you like to say to Joey?
- Oh, my gosh. - Hi.
- How we doing?
- Long time no see. - I know. Good to see you.
- Did you enjoy that? - Yeah.
- Yeah, that was fun. - Yeah.
- I will say, though, seeing you cry was...
- Good? - Yeah.
- You enjoyed seeing me cry? That's good. That's good.
- I was like, okay, at least he was kind of upset...
- I was. - That I left, you know?
- Yeah, of course. You made everything so easy.
But when it got to the point... - Mm-hmm.
- Where you were giving so much,
it was time for me to give more.
And, personally, I wasn't able
to get there. - Yeah.
- And that's the most real thing I could do
in that moment, is to move on from it,
because you deserve that, but I care so much for you.
- Thank you. - And I wish so much for you.
And it wasn't an easy moment.
- Obviously, it's, you know, hard to watch it back,
definitely, and it's--
I said it, it's sad tears, but it's also just happy tears
because you can really see that we really cared
about each other. - Yeah.
- And you take the intimacy, the romance out,
our friendship was solid.
I think we both got
what we needed out of this. - Yeah.
- And we learned a lot from each other.
We pushed each other. We had fun.
We danced all the time. It's just--it was amazing.
- Mm. - We had a great time.
- We did.
- How has dating Joey changed your outlook
on love and relationships?
- I mean, I've said this a lot.
My dad is the guy who set my standards
really high for dating.
Then I met Joey, and he met those standards.
Joey really taught me
that I can get what I deserve after this.
And, you know, whoever I end up dating,
got some big shoes to fill.
I gained a confidence in myself,
and I'm so sure of who I am as a woman after being with Joey,
and I really want to thank you for that,
because you really pushed me to see my worth more than ever,
and...
Yeah. [chuckles]
[applause]
[both speak indistinctly]
- I'm really glad...
that you both met each other and you had this experience.
- Mm-hmm. - You've both grown from it.
But you can tell how much mutual respect and love
you both have for one another.
I got to know-- what's life been like for you
since you got home?
- It's been an emotional roller coaster, for sure.
I think-- - How so?
[softly] Oh, my God.
Obviously, it's been wonderful to see our journey
unfold and everything, but...
[voice breaking] I think the past couple days--
I think since Hometowns...
I don't know what--
why or why this is happening, but just...
I've just been getting, like, a lot of just hateful messages
as soon as the episode aired, you know?
A lot of, like, racist comments toward me
and just, you know, calling me the N-word
or calling me, you know, jungle Asian,
all because I got a rose.
It's just--it's just been very frustrating.
You know, like, the episode aired, and I went to sleep,
and I woke up, and, like, all of my social media
was hacked because people were, like,
privately messaging me just, like, hateful stuff about me.
And I don't understand...why.
And I think--
- We love you, Rachel!
- Love you, Rache. - You go this, Rache!
[applause]
- [exhales deeply] - You got this, Rachel.
- And I'm sad because my parents just--
they really enjoyed the Hometown episode.
And then for them to just see people,
you know, attacking our culture and attacking me and...
You know, I've kind of been in this scenario before,
but this is, like, a whole new level.
You know, it's just hundreds of people
messaging me stuff like...
Or the people who made TikToks about,
like, them throwing up when we were kissing and just--
[audience groans] It's just, like, insane.
- Listen, I am so, so sorry...
that you and your family have had to go through that.
- [sighs deeply]
- I want to tell you,
I know how hard that is to talk through,
but by sharing that, you're going to spread
so much light on things that should be spread,
'cause you never deserve that.
So, please, please...
[applause]
- The thing is, is, look, this season of "The Bachelor,"
the love for these women,
for the most part, has been really remarkable.
But for all of the love
that Joey and these women have received,
there's also, sadly, been a noticeable rise
in hate on social media.
And I just wanted to asked the ladies--show of hands
if you've had a hateful message or a comment on social media
throughout the season.
Ladies, I'm really sorry.
You should not have to go through that at all.
And here's the thing, Bachelor Nation.
We love your strong opinions.
But I think it's so important that we uplift these women
who were brave enough to be vulnerable
and to share their stories with Joey
and with all of us at home.
These women, they deserve our praise
and not our hate.
- And, obviously, for these ladies,
like, people need to remember how much courage it takes
to be able to do what they did,
to come out and to be who you are unapologetically
and try your best to do this.
It should never be met with hate.
- Yeah, I mean, just...
I guess I would just want to remind people that...
you know, we're not just faces on a screen.
We're not just, you know...
you know, women trying to find love.
I think people are so quick to be little keyboard warriors
and kind of pop off because there's no consequences.
But, you know, we have to pay the consequences
emotionally and mentally and...
Just be kind.
You know, your words have weight to it.
And things that you say,
you know, it really hits home sometimes.
And it's...
Just be kind.
- The world could use so much more positivity.
You're absolutely right.
[cheers and applause]
Rachel and Joey, I want to thank you both so much
for being here, for being so open
and so honest with each other.
You're both a really great example, I think,
for people at home in relationships
and the love that you both
shared together. - Yeah.
- It's really refreshing to see.
Let's hear it for Rachel, everybody.
[cheers and applause]
All right, when we come back,
we've got more with Joey and the women.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
I'm here with Joey now.
And, brother, I've got so many questions for you.
- Ask away. - It's great seeing you.
Let's just get into it. First off, take me back.
Night one at the mansion, what was your impression?
What stood out to you when you met all these incredible women?
- I mean, they're all so amazing.
We can use the entire time
if I talk about how amazing they are.
Yeah, give 'em another clap,
'cause they really are that great.
Come on, all for them. [cheers and applause]
- I'd like to say something. - Sydney.
- As it was airing, I was getting a lot of hate.
And Joey took it upon himself to reach out to me
to make sure I was okay.
So the genuine Joey you see on screen,
he is like that in real life.
Like, you deserve all the happiness.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Do you have any single friends?
- Yes, I do have some single friends
that were also on a TV show not that long ago,
so just let me know.
- Send them my way. - Got it.
- And their dads. - And their dads.
- Can't forget that. - And their dads.
[laughter, cheers, and applause]
- Grandfathers.
- You know, oftentimes when a woman goes through
as much drama and conflict as Maria did,
that can definitely detract from their relationship
with the Bachelor.
But you both were able to still be really, really close.
- I mean, we always had fun.
We had a connection from night one.
And regardless of everything that was going on,
the Maria that I got to know,
the Maria that I spent time with was always focused on us.
And it did at some point derail us,
but I have nothing but happy and fun memories
with our time that we've had.
- Well, thank you for handling me with care.
You did a great job.
I can be up and down, all over the place,
but I'm appreciative of what we had,
and I think, yeah, exactly that--
we had a great time. - Yeah.
- I know you and Jenn really shot out of a cannon.
How difficult was it for you
not to give her that Hometown rose?
- It was very difficult.
We always had a great time together as well.
And I think that we were so surprised in the beginning
how much it felt easy,
but going into Hometowns is so serious.
And if I wasn't feeling confident,
the worst thing I could do
is go there and try to act like I was
if I didn't think we were at that point.
It had nothing to do with how amazing you were
or how much I thought that we had a great connection.
- Thank you. Yeah, I mean, I really was, you know,
a little bit distraught after the fact.
And I really was looking for answers.
But I found the answers within myself.
And it's something that I'm going to take on with me
for the rest of my life, too. [applause]
- I know you had a really raw and emotional date
with Kelsey T. in Montreal, where she was very brave.
She opened up about some difficult family dynamics.
- First, I would love to ask how things have been.
I'm curious how everything's been going
with you and your family.
- So I actually talked to my dad right after the show.
And...
[applause]
[voice breaking] Yeah. He apologized for a lot.
He's very present in my life now.
He calls me. He's trying to meet up.
[cheers and applause]
And I've even spoken to a few people
who haven't talked to their families
in, like, 12, 15 years that I grew up with.
And they're going through the same things.
And I've been able to give them encouragement
and hopefully a little support in their life, so...
- Great to hear.
[applause]
- As you've been watching this whole thing back,
what surprised you the most?
- Oh, so many things, probably.
No, I think it's always interesting for me
that I don't see the stuff that I don't see.
Like, people forget that I really do just only see them
in our conversations.
So to see different things that went on, like,
that was, yeah, interesting to watch.
- Well, speaking of surprises...
- Mm-hmm. - I do want to have
a little bit of fun.
Now, Bachelor Nation, this really has become
one of your favorite parts of the show.
These are moments that, for whatever reason,
you never actually got to see...
until now.
You all ready for this?
[cheers and applause]
Well, listen, the women here got to know each other
pretty well over the course of the season.
And so well, in fact, that they did
some pretty spot-on impressions of each other.
Check this out.
- I got Kelsey T. - Go.
- [imitating Kelsey T.] Daisy Daze!
[laughter]
- Daisy Daze!
Daisy Daze.
That was good. - Wait. Who's gonna do Jenn?
- Oh, I got Jenn. - Okay.
- [imitating Jenn] Everything's, like, so pretty.
[laughter]
- It just looks so pretty.
So freakin' pretty!
It's so pretty!
Look how pretty it is.
- Wait. I have one better.
I want to impersonate Joey.
Ready? Ready? [clears throat]
- Is that when he has a rose? - Yeah, exactly.
[laughter, indistinct chatter]
- Oh, yeah! [laughter]
- Oh, my God. He does! - He does it.
- You killed it. - You crushed it.
- I do that.
[cheers and applause]
- We all know this-- he gets the rose...
[laughter]
- It's such a funny group. Who made you laugh the most?
- I think it's pretty obvious throughout the season
that both Rachel and Maria made me laugh the most on our dates.
Like, we were giggling the entire time.
They both--
- Well, you know, I'm glad you said that,
because speaking of Maria, this season--
it really had no shortage of extravagant dates,
especially with your one-on-one date
with Maria in Montreal. - Oh, no, this--
- And little did you know, while Maria was indulging
her rich taste in fashion... - No.
- Joey, you were indulging some rich tastes of your own.
- That I was.
- Take a look.
- Okay. Let's see.
Okay. Okay. Okay. This is kind of...
- I do not like shopping. I'm not a big shopper.
- [chuckles]
- Ooh, "macaroons."
Don't mind if I do.
But this is awesome.
Mmm.
I just get to have a couple of drinks,
eat a couple "macaroons."
[laughter]
[mouth full] If this is what shopping is all about...
sign me up.
- I had no idea all that was going on.
- All right, we've got one more unseen moment,
and this is one I need America to see.
This is one that I have very intimate knowledge of.
Roll the tape, please.
- Perfect. Yeah, Jesse.
Jesse Palmer...
- Was a much better Bachelor than me.
- This forehand has potential.
Jesse Palmer... - Is my hero.
- Jesse, you are a tennis player.
Jesse Palmer... - Is like the new John McEnroe.
[triumphant music]
- Sorry.
There you go. There you go.
Jesse Palmer...
- Is so much better at tennis than me.
- It's like the most fun I've had all week.
[cheers and applause]
- Yeah, that took me a lot of hours
to edit that all together, as I'm sure you can all tell.
- That was impressive.
- If you want some pointers after, I can give you some.
- I'll take everything I can get, man.
- Okay.
Joey, don't go anywhere.
We got that sneak peek of your shocking finale.
It's coming right up.
And, yes, we've still got bloopers, and you are in them.
- Yes, I am. Yeah. - A lot.
- Stick around, Bachelor Nation.
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome back
to "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All."
Joey, you made it, man. How you feeling?
- I'm feeling good. It was a great night.
Obviously, great to see these girls.
And, again, just filled
with nothing but gratitude right now.
- You've been doing a great job, man.
Listen, I know it's been an emotional night,
but I think now it's just time we had a little bit of fun.
You know what I'm saying?
Joey, ladies, Bachelor Nation, what time is it?
all: It's blooper time!
[cheers and applause]
- Hello. - Hello.
- How beautiful is this?
- How you doing?
- Mm, missed you.
This is insane. All right.
Well, I got--
Oh, I don't know if I-- Okay.
- You good?
- It's gonna fall down on my ass.
- What are you doing right now? - Wait.
I don't know what to do.
My, like, freakin' mic is in my ass. Sorry.
Wait.
- Do you want help? Okay.
- Is it noticeable?
- I'm noticing something else other than the mic usually.
- "Gra-zitti"? "Gra-zotti"?
- Is it "Graz-i-atti"? - "Graz-day."
"Graz-day." - "Graz-day."
- Did someone tell us how to say his name?
- How do you say Joey's last name?
- "Graz-day." - "Graz-day"?
- Graziadei. - Yes, Graziadei.
- Yeah, and just di-- and just dive deep--
Whoa. I can't talk.
- I want to go to "Min-e-an-apolis."
I never thought I'd say that in my life,
but I want to go to "Min-e-an-apolis."
- Minneapolis. - "Min-e-an-apolis"?
"Min-e-an-apolis"? - What'd you say?
- "Min-e-an-apolis." Is it "Man-a-polis"? No.
"Min-e-an--" Oh, [bleep].
Yeah, when you slow it down, it's bad.
"Min-e-an-ap"--Minneap-- Minnea--It's Minneapolis.
Whew.
I'm gonna be a walking meme this season.
- I really wanted it to work out,
and I wanted to do, like, our little wedding
just me and him, like, with a little cake and champagne.
And I was gonna then take, like, a picture
of us with the Polaroid.
It doesn't even work, guys.
Oh.
No, it's not.
[camera shutter clicking, camera whirring]
Okay.
- [burps loudly] [laughter]
[all burping]
- My laxatives are finally kicking in.
- [gasps] Have fun.
- Godspeed.
- That fact that we're excited
that she's about to do a number two...
- Everybody poops, even the girls in the Bachelor mansion.
We all poop.
- And there is a huge [bleep] cockroach in front of me.
Whoa.
- [screams] [insect buzzing]
- No, no, no. You're on your own.
- Aah! Oh, my God. - No! No! No! No!
- Do you see the amount of bees that are in everyone's drinks?
- Not the bees. Not the bees.
- Bees? Aah!
- Ah!
- Aah! [grunts]
- Oh! [scoffs]
- Oh!
- [grunting]
Oh, no.
Oh!
[dish clatters] - [gasps]
- [laughs] - Guys...
[loud stomping]
[object clatters]
- Oh, my God! - Oh, [bleep].
- I mean, Joey's been--
What the hell? Looks like we're done, huh?
[laughter, cheers, and applause]
- I mean, bloopers are just the best, am I right?
- Pretty good.
- What a night it has been.
And then next week, Joey's journey to find love
comes to a shocking and an emotional conclusion
that no one, not even Joey, saw coming.
Joey, I want to thank you so much for being here, man.
And we're going to see you next week at the live finale.
So let's hear it for Joey, everybody.
- Take care.
[cheers and applause]
Okay.
Now, typically, Joey would be out here to watch this with us,
but, honestly, what happens in the end,
it's so heart-wrenching, I just didn't want to make him
relive that here again. - What?
- So grab your tissues now, because here's a sneak peek.
[intense music]
- This is the biggest week of my life.
Hello. - Hi.
- I'm falling in love with both Daisy and Kelsey.
I missed you. - I missed you.
- And I can see a future with both of them.
Daisy is someone who gets me to my core.
It's a feeling I've never had before.
- The truth is, I do love you.
- With Kelsey, we have this physical bond
and connection that's real.
- [crying] I can't tell you how much he means to me.
- Even though these women have given me
nothing but confidence that they will choose me,
there is still a doubt that they would say yes.
- Has she expressed that she wants to marry you?
- I'm just nervous. - About what?
- About it all working out.
- It just felt like something
was a little, like, off with us.
And, like, it shouldn't feel this way.
- It keeps getting, like, more real.
And it's terrifying.
[cries softly]
♪ ♪
- Today I woke up,
and I truthfully felt the weight of all of this.
This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
And I'm still afraid that this might not work out.
♪ ♪
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
[cries, sniffles]
♪ ♪
[sighs, sniffles]
♪ ♪
Oh, God.
It sucks. [sighs]
I didn't expect it to go that way.
[sniffles, sighs]
♪ ♪
- Like I said, you're never gonna see it coming.
So, Bachelor Nation, tune in next week
to see how this all ends.
What were those tears all about?
And will Joey find the love that he's looking for?
You're going to find out next Monday.
I do want to thank these amazing women on our panel
for all coming out here tonight and telling all.
You were all incredible.
Thanks also to our Golden Ladies
for joining us here in our audience tonight.
[cheers and applause]
And, of course, a big thank-you to Joey as well.
And to our studio audience, you've been incredible,
and to everybody in Bachelor Nation
watching from home, I'm Jesse Palmer.
Thank you, and we'll see all of you
right back here next week for the live finale.
You're not gonna want to miss it.
Good night, everybody.
[cheers and applause]
- How are you? - I'm good. How are you?
- I'm good.
[upbeat music]
- You just displayed so much elegance.
- Oh, thank you, babe.
♪ ♪
- You're gorgeous. - My mom loves you.
♪ ♪